... the other Black experience
"Damn, I Wish I'd Written that Song!"
Songwriters, emcees, producers, musicians and music lovers...You ever say that to yourself? You ever hear that one piece of music that gives you goosebumps and makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Ever hear a beat, or riff, or solo that was so dope and think damn, why didn't I think of that? It happens to me on rare occasions. That's how I know I really like and respect a song. What are some songs that you wish you'd written?
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Permalink Reply by PolarVibez on -
Mines right now is Cold War by Janelle Monae. That shit is crazy. She packs so much into 3:00 minutes. The hook is dope and then this blazing solo comes in towards the end. She switches up on the hook and then takes the thing to another level. I'm addicted to this joint and some other jams on the album too..
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Permalink Reply by lyfenlyn on -
That's a good one.
Half of Princes catalog!
The Chauffer by Duran Duran
Girl From the Gutter by Kina
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Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on -
i'm more on i'd like to make and play music that makes me feel something the way the followings songs affect me--
epic, melt your face sound, aggressive on different levels--
luminous orange's the sky
stereolab's les yper sound
qotsa's how to handle a rope
slinky, solitary, sinister sex on audio--
mbv's slow
the breeders' do you love me now?
the kelley deal 6000's when he calls me kitten
beat happening's you turn me on
distorted shit sounding guitars, aggressive, "primitive" dance beat--
sonic youth's the sprawl and youth against fascism
the vaselines' sex sux (amen)
the beat happening's teenage caveman
the petticoats' normal (for its perfect use of "yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaarrrrggggghhhh!!!!")
misc tweepunk--
milky wimpshake's my heart beats faster than techno (in french) [...very soon i'll also be destroying the french language]
^^^ this is the aggressively cute shit.
misc clever punk--
deadmilkmen's nutrition
devo's bottle up
aggressive, somewhat bitter, lyrically amazing songs w/ lots of energy (happy bitter songs)--
titus andronicus' my life outside the womb
neutral milk hotel's song against sex
sebadoh's freed pig
benett's must be the whiskey
sad sounding happy lo-fi(ish) songs--
velvet undergound's after hours (mo tucker <3 and apparently every other lofi act loves this song too :p)
eric's trip's behind the garage
maria taylor's two of those too
way too many elliott smith, beatles, dylan, and certainly bowie songs, a couple of elton john songs, forreal on too many of prince's songs... y'know i like just really solid "pop"/accessible songs that stir up emotion and at times catharsis...
< overdoing it once again. word vomit by way of msg board posts. :B
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Permalink Reply by lyfenlyn on
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Where Im From-Digable Planets
[Butterfly]
Boogie jive and rap is life where I'm from
Where I'm from, I might play with Izzy where I'm from
Where I'm from, it be like, "run your coat black"
Jupiter, keeps her fat beats by the pack
Where I'm from, nappy hair is life
We be reading Marx where I'm from
The kids be rockin Clarks where I'm from
You turn around your cap, you talk over a beat
and dig some sounds boomin out a jeep
Where I'm from, cocoons hide the youth, swoon units 100 proof
You want some beef, they will cut you some
Where I'm form, the beats is infinite where I'm from
Voodoo, ashubani, gangsta lean where I'm from
I'm interplanetary, my insect movements vary
It's kinky if it's hair, G, where I'm from
The firehoses blow, it's purple wind and snow
I do a hit and go, SPLIT
It's hip, what's hip? When hip is just the norm
Cause Planets pledge allegiance to the funk in all it's forms
The kinks, the dance, the prints in all the shirts
My grandmother told my mother it's Africa at work
On vibes, we freak, them universal beats
You find it at the spot you hit at ends of every week
We twist, exist, to spin the maddest hits
Up here funk is our neighbor so we paid her a visit
The lip we sip can't house the nine zips
For rock we can't do nothin, for this we come equipped
Off disc, off tape, rap blastin til from 8
The really truly fat the fly on the flip
Cocoa gotta know, how Planets, gotta roll
Speak the mega cool, get funky as a goal
It's calm, relax, we're only some new jacks
that acts from the funk but don't play the role
Where you from?
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[Doodlebug]
Weekend "Dig Plans" got T's where I'm from
Where I'm from, it's Collins 13 where I'm from
Where I'm from, brothers took the beat and got fly
(Why?) That's most asked by 85, where I'm from
Fakin the funk you get did
Projects, tenements, pyramids
Where I'm from, we're livin off the boom boom crack
It's that hip hop rockers jazz when I max
Peace be the greeting of the insect tribe
Pestilent forces can't catch the vibe
We live to love and we love to rock mics
We speak in ghetto tongue cause ghetto's the life
Food for thought so get a buffet plate
The lyrics are so fat you might gain weight
So just watch me step alone, into the sunset
Left foot right foot 1-2 mic check
Brewin funk inside my soul kitchen
So pull up a chair here's a bit have a listen
of hardhead intervene, damn I know you're fluent
Yeah, cause Doodle ain't havin it and Butterfly knew it
Where you from?
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[Ladybug]
Venus acts a fool at the square right? (Yeah)
Doctors engineer in apparel right? (Yeah)
Hip-Hop made a point last year right? (Yeah)
But Planets is the joint this year right? (Yeah)
Planets got the dubs and live to grass-hop
Duck out from the fuzz, that sweat the hip-hop
Risin like we foam, get it from the dome
I'm from where the fat beats stretch for mad blocks
We can get a kit, without, no thread
Feelin funky beats go straight, to the head
Fall into a club, dig on what we love
It be past six, before we reach bed
Butter freaks on relics we say, those are fat
Doodle makin silk, LaQuan, where it's at?
We need to stack a sack, for rap to take us dap
So we treat our clips, just like, bustin caps
Rip it til dawn, kick it til dawn
Hip-Hop is the fix, or else, we be gone
People thought they canned it, rap is not by bandits
Digable Planets got it, goin on
{all together}
Everywhere, every every where (yeah) *8X*
ALSO-----
Think- The Preacher Lyn Collins
It Takes Two- Rob Base
Let the Beat Hit Em- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
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Permalink Reply by Compound Egret on -
A song that gets licensed a lot for commercials and movies and is played before and during every sporting event like We Will Rock You or Crazy Train. That has to be a nice chunk of residual income; the gift that keeps on giving.
Besides that, it's a weird question. Writing great music is like catching lightning in a bottle. If I had written one of those songs it would probably be different from the classic one that I love because I'm a different person with different experiences.
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Permalink Reply by LesYpersound on
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lol.
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Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on -
Cause i hear it so much: Voices by Rev Theory. Besides the surprisingly good lyrics it's not soley guitar dominated the bass is pretty bass-tastic but not in the usual thumping way.
I hear voices in my head
They council me
They understand
They talk to me
You got your rules and your religion
All designed to keep you safe
But when rules start getting broken
You start questioning your faith
I have a voice that is my savior
Hates to love and loves to hate
I have the voice that has the knowledge
And the power to rule your fate
I hear voices crying
I see heroes dying
I taste the blood that's drying
I feel the tension rising
[Chorus]
I hear voices in my head
The council me
They understand
They talk to me, they talk to me
They tell me things that I would do
They show me things I'll do to you
They talk to me, they talk to me
All the lawyers are defenseless
All the doctors are disease
And the preachers all are sinners
And police just take the grease
All you judges you are guilty
All the bosses I will fire
All you bankers will have losses
And politicians are all liars
I see darkness falling
I hear voices calling
I feel justice crawling
I see faith has fallen
[Chorus]
I hear voices in my head
The council me
They understand
They talk to me, they talk to me
They tell me things that I would do
They show me things I'll do to you
They talk to me, talk to me, talk to me, talk to me
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/rev_theory/#share
And "Pain" by Three Day's Grace. It's simple and gets the message across. For me, the most impressive thing is communication using less. Minimalism, I guess. I also like Little Caesar by Blondie.
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Permalink Reply by Fashionfreak on -
lmfao *deaaaddd*
Golem_3 said:"Happy Birthday"
damn I wish I wrote that muthafucka
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Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on
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Most of the Flight of the Conchords' stuff used in the series. Especially Petrov, Yelyena and Me. Historical in a way.
And I Told you I was freaky- especially Jemaine's. ...interlude.
"at 8pm I sell my underpants on Ebay. At half past 9 I hold a seance in your hallway at 10pm I have some ghosts for a 3way. Yes it's creepy, I told you I was freaky".
And a lot of Voltaire's stuff. Like Dunce, Out of Reach, The Night and Goodnight Demonslayer. The last one is the definition of epic, to me.
Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love...?
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